Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Media coverage

Katarina Tawiri
Project Mātauranga, Series 2 Episode 1

Māori TV: Rangi Te Kanawa, a textile conservator at Te Papa Museum, is developing new innovative conversation methods to prevent the rapid deterioration of precious dyed harakeke garments.


Taeore, Taiore: seed pods
Weavers can't keep up with demand for wahakura

Radio NZ: Flax weavers of baby bassinets cannot keep up with demand for the life saving devices.


Katarina in the flax collection
Bassinet weavers struggling to meet demand

Radio NZ: Thousands of leaves from Landcare Research's flax collection in Lincoln have been woven into wahakura to help prevent sudden unexpected death in infancy.